Ecological characteristics of horse chestnut (<i>Aesculus hippocastanum</i> L.) plantings of the city of Orel

Today, the leading factors of deterioration woody plants in natural and artificial ecosystems are pests pathogens. Monitoring control populations known pest species pathogens is an urgent task modern ornamental plant raising. The purpose work was to characterize state Aesculus hippocastanum L. plantings at objects landscape architecture city Orel for damage by chestnut miner Cameraria ohridella Deshka et Dimic. Plantings A. were examined four landscaping sites Sovetsky district Orel. assessed visually, according condition crown leaves horse with a periodicity 17 days. As result study, it shown that most damaged found City Park Culture Recreation, lesser extent - on Victory Boulevard, where preventive stem injections carried out. main measures combat mining moth urban conditions, systematic pruning species, injections, replacement resistant varieties recommended : carnea, glabra, indica.